CV
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Curriculum Vita
Curriculum Vita
Kirby K. E. Phillips
Updated May 2024
CONTACT
Department of Communication
Wayne State University
Manoogian Hall Room 508
906 W. Warren Ave
Detroit, MI 48201
Telephone: 269-363-2980
Email: kirby.phillips@wayne.edu
Website: kirbyphillips.wixsite.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Communication: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2022-present.
Advisor: Dr. Michael Fuhlhage
M.A., Communication Studies: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2021.
B.A., Social Relations and Policy: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2018.
Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Program at University of Amsterdam, 2017.
Summer Intensive Japanese Language and Culture Program Hikone, Japan, 2018.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant: Lead Researcher Dr. Michael Fuhlhage, Department of
Communication, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, May 2024-August 2024.
Graduate Research Assistant: Lead Researcher Dr. Stephanie Tong, Department of
Communication, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, August 2023-December 2023.
Research Interests
Uses critical, rhetorical, and qualitative methods to examine communication artifacts across media that are by and for non-dominant group members to question the creation, transformation, and maintenance of identities in society by centering traditionally marginalized groups. Recent work has focused largely on media effects and perceptions around romance novels along with developing new methods for genre critique and analysis that stem from locating cultural exigences to account for culture and power in textual production and consumption.
Publications
Lindner, A., Fuhlhage, M., Neal, K. S., & Phillips, K. (2024). Reaching for reconciliation:
Reader responses to seven newspapers’ apologies for histories of racist coverage.
Journalistik, 7(1), 4-30. DOI: 10.1453/2569-152X-12024-13951-en
Conference Presentations
Phillips, K., & Lorenz, M. “Genre as power: Locating the cultural exigences of genre through a
genealogical genre critique of lgbtq+ historical romance.” Presented at Wayne State’s
Department of Communication’s Spring Colloquium, Detroit, MI, April, 2024.
Phillips, K. “Fearing the romance: A quantitative content analysis and gratification-cultivation
look into the cultural production of historical romance covers and genre attitudes.” Presented
at Central States Communication Association convention, Grand
Rapids, MI, April, 2024.
Lorenz, M., Phillips, K., & Weber, K. “A generational approach to grief studies: Bereavement
experiences of Generation Z on Reddit.” Presented at the National Communication
Association convention, National Harbor, MD, November, 2023.
Phillips, K. “Contextualizing the past, understanding the present, and imagining the future: The
transformative role of LGBTQ+ historical romance novels in defining a genre and
shaping reality.” Presented at the annual WaynePop Pop Culture Conference,
Detroit, MI, September, 2023.
Fuhlhage, M., Lindner, A., Neal, K. S., & Phillips, K. “Reaching for reconciliation: Reader
responses to seven newspapers’ apologies for histories of racist coverage.” Presented at
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention,
Communication, Washington, D.C., August, 2023.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Department of Communication, Wayne State University, Detroit,
MI, August 2022-May 2024.
Courses Taught
COM 1010: Basic Oral Communication; Taught both online and in-person. Teaches skills associated with public speaking such as verbal and nonverbal communication along with giving students a basic introduction to critical thinking processes like research and paper crafting.
Semesters: Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring/Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024.
COM 3300: Business and Professional Presentations; Taught in person. Focuses on the review and practice of communication used in organizations like persuasive and informative speaking, speech writing, multimedia presentations, and report writing in a business setting.
Semester: Winter 2024.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Thomas C. Rumble Fellowship: Graduate School and Department of Communication, Wayne
State University, Detroit, MI, 2024-2025.
Top Debut Paper: Central States Communication Association Annual Conference.
Grand Rapids, MI, April 2024.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship: Asian Studies Center, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI, 2017-2018.
SERVICE
President: Communication Graduate Student Association, Department of Communication,
Wayne State University, May 2024-May 2025.
Inclusivity Officer: Communication Graduate Student Association, Department of
Communication, Wayne State University, May 2023-May 2024.
Member: Communication Graduate Student Association, Department of Communication, Wayne
State University, Detroit, Michigan, August 2022-present.
Scholastic and Recognitions Co-Chair: Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Michigan, 2016-2017.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Social Media Manager: Derek Marshall for Congress, Victorville, CA, 2022.
Nevada Voter Outreach Coordinator: Native Voters Alliance of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, 2020.
Deputy Field Organizer: Bernie 2020, Las Vegas, NV, 2020.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Communication Association
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Central States Communication Association
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
Stop the Bleed Training, Detroit, MI, December 2022.
Americorps Community Training for Overdose Rescue Program, Detroit, MI, December 2022.